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Mamiya 645 Super/TMax 100
Rick Allen
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Greenhouses, Oregon by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
I'm new here and haven't even posted in the Introductions forum yet. I've been looking through the different forums, going back through time. I really enjoy your photographs, Austin. They definitely connect, at least they do with me.
I notice you never get into technical details, but are you shooting most of these b&w medium format images with your Yashicamat? Not that it matters a whole lot, because you have definitely a signature and it would be the same with any camera.
Thanks for the body of work over the years!
Trent,
Thank you for your very kind words. Sometimes I wonder how much I'm really getting across with my pictures, so the fact that you said they connect with you is heartening.
As far as technical stuff goes, yeah, I generally don't talk about it too much. It's not because I want to be secretive or anything, it's just that I think it can put the emphasis in the wrong place. I mean to say, while equipment obviously does effect the way our pictures look, as far as the factors that make a picture "good" or not, I would say that stuff's not even in the top ten. Plus honestly, if you're looking to compare this lens or that lens, or this film or that film, I don't think a whole lot can be gleaned from a computer screen. Anyway though, that's the end of my rant. I'm an open book. Generally speaking, for the last few years, I've been using a Fuji GF670, with either FP4 125 or Tri-X 400. I play around with a Noblex occasionally too. I kind of go back and forth between medium format and large format and I haven't hauled out the big camera much lately, but I've been feeling the pull so who knows? I think it's good to try and stay flexible.
Thanks again, and welcome to the forum.
Best Regards, Austin
My favorite thing about an Austin Granger photo is that it always looks like an Austin Granger photo. (and I happen to really like that look)
Trent, I bet if you look through the picture sharing threads, going back many, many pages, you will soon notice that you can recognize Austins images before you look to see who posted them. I haven't visited this thread in at least a month, and as I was scrolling down this page just now and got to the green houses and the chair / caution cone image, I knew they were Austins before I looked left. I don't think he could hide if he wanted to.
I agree with Peter.
Randy and Peter,
Absolutely! I can see it is Austin in a second. That's why I kind of downplayed the equipment/gear thing. Give him a Hasselblad or a Yashicamat, and you get those intriguing photos that are signature.
Also, Austin, your tones and graphic elements are beautiful. Beautiful control over the B&W process. Man, you were born with The Gift.
I too am a fan of Austin but then again, who isn't? +1 for everything that Trent, Peter, and Randy already mentioned.
Pali
Also an Austin fan, have to say your most recent on this page (simply titled "Portland") is probably my favorite so far. Beautifully formal, delightfully absurd, a true slice of life and yet seeming as though it must have been put there just for the purpose of making this image!
Messrs. Granger's images have been gnawing away at me for several years. His way of seeing through a lens absolutely speaks to something inside me. Even worse, the particular format Austin employs doesn't seem to make any difference in the way he communicates his vision. It is impossible for me to pick a single favorite image from Austin's expansive portfolio; however, here are three that are very special in my humble opinion.
https://flic.kr/p/dtyckp
https://flic.kr/p/eh5nLF
https://flic.kr/p/dgtcUU
The bastard
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